Preliminary Ratings: Monday 12/25/2017

ABC takes Christmas night in the ratings, with the third game of their holiday triple-header. The Rockets vs Thunder game collected 5.4 million viewers and a 1.8 rating in Adults 18-49. NBC was the only network close to ABC, with its airing of both the classic animated special and the 2000 movie of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. For the night, ABC averaged a 1.4 rating in Adults 18-49.

CBS, FOX and The CW were all in encores, doing little to attract viewers on the night.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.40 million	1.8	1.8	1.9
CBS	4.00 million	0.4	0.6	1.0
CW	0.90 million	0.2	0.3	0.3
FOX	1.40 million	0.3	0.4	0.5
NBC	4.10 million	1.0	1.4	1.6

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	NBA: Hou v OKC	5.40	1.8	1.8	1.9
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory [R]	5.30	0.5	0.9	1.3
8:30	CBS	Kevin Can Wait [R]	4.10	0.5	0.7	1.0
9:00	CBS	Young Sheldon [R]	4.30	0.4	0.7	1.1
9:30	CBS	Man with a Plan [R]	3.60	0.4	0.5	0.9
10:00	CBS	Scorpion [R]	3.30	0.3	0.5	0.8
8:00	CW	iHeartRadio Jingle Ball [R]	1.00	0.2	0.3	0.4
9:30	CW	Whose Line [R]	0.70	0.1	0.2	0.2
8:00	FOX	Showtime at Apollow/Christmas	1.70	0.3	0.4	0.6
9:00	FOX	The Gifted [R]	1.10	0.2	0.3	0.4
8:00	NBC	Grinch Stole Christmas [R]	5.30	1.2	1.6	1.9
10:00	NBC	Movie: The Grinch	3.90	0.9	1.3	1.5

* - viewers in millions